Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/20

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Subject: [Leica] I can't believe how many shots I've missed with my R9
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:21:02 -1000 (GMT-10:00)

Vick.  Have you checked this particular lens for focusing accuracy?  Another 
way to ask this is to ask if this R9 correctly focuses your other lenses?

Frank Filippone

-----Original Message-----
>From: Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca>
>Sent: Aug 20, 2012 9:28 AM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: [Leica] I can't believe how many shots I've missed with my R9
>
>I can't believe how many shots I've missed with my R9.
>
>I just got back a roll, and using the 35-70 f4 zoom, missed easy shots 
>of my 2 year old son looking right into the lens and standing still.  
>The shots look out of focus.
>
>I think I used f4, so there should have been enough depth of field to 
>deal with his face, and it was a sunny day so I think the shutter speed 
>was fast enough.
>
>I wonder if the focusing screen is just not right for me, and my half 
>century old eyes.
>
>The shots at infinity look okay.
>
>Any other R9 users with similar problems?
>
>Vick
>
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Frank Filippone